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provocative" act by the Chinese Communists

if it suited their book so to do. It is

improbable, however, that such an act would

appear either unexpected or unnatural to them,

and their counter measures would not seriously

affect their general policy towards ns in

respect of our communities or Hong Kong itself,

which it may reasonably be assumed will con-

form to a pre-determined plan.

4.

The Governor of Hong Kong has not

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expressed any uneasiness regarding a possible

threat to the internal security of the Colony

arising from "provocation" attributed to the

building of such a station. There are ample

opportunities for the Communists to organise

political demonstrations, sabotage, agitation

or strikes on other provocation" counts e.g,

airfield construction.

5.

If a station were brought into action

a close control of its output would he

necessary;, its policy would be based on

presentation of the true facts; it would

naturally eschew mud-slinging at Communism or

the Chinese Communists; and would give no

valid grounds for complaints on the score of

"provocative" conduct of its programmes.

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6.

Its creation would bring into existence

a medium for speaking over an area of South

China to income levels of the population which

the Singapore short-wave station could not

reach: in the light of (1) above this is a

consideration of great importance.

7.

It is possible that the Communists

might seek to erect jammer stations in order

to defeat our object. It is improbable,

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